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O Seligkeit, am Sommertag Zu schweifen durch den grünen Hag! Im Laub die Vöglein zwitschern laut; Die Biene summt im Haidekraut, Als wär' das Honigtröpfchen klein Im Blumenkelch Champagnerwein. O Seligkeit, am Sommertag Zu schweifen durch das grüne Hag! O Seligkeit, am Sommertag Ein Zecher sein beim Zechgelag! Durch's Laubdach bricht der Sonne Kraft; Es küßt ihr Strahl den Traubensaft, Als flöß' vom blauen Himmelsdom Ins Glas hinein ein Nektarstrom. O Seligkeit, am Sommertag Ein Zecher sein beim Zechgelag! O Seligkeit, zur Sommerzeit Zu ruhn im Arm der schönen Maid! Auf weichem Moos, in Waldesnacht, Die Liebe dich so selig macht, Als senkt' sich in die tiefste Brust Des reichen Himmels ganze Lust. O allergrößte Seligkeit, Zu ruhn im Arm der schönen Maid!
Confirmed with Emil Ritterhaus, Gedichte, Dritte, vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage, Breslau: Verlag von Eduard Trewendt, 1870, pages 457-458.
Text Authorship:
- by (Friedrich) Emil Rittershaus (1834 - 1897), "Sommerlied", appears in Gedichte, in Wein [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by C. Joseph Brambach (1833 - 1902), "Sommerlied", op. 36 (Sechs Gesänge für Männerstimmen), Heft 1 no. 3, published 1876 [ men's chorus ], Bonn: Cohen [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Schiller (flourished 1861-1885), "Sommerlied", op. 26 (Drei Lieder für Mittelstimme mit Pianofortebegleitung) no. 1, published 1885 [ medium voice and piano ], Koburg, Schiller [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "Summer song", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-04-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 123
Oh bliss, upon a summer day To ramble through the green grove! The birdlets twitter loudly in the foliage; The bee hums in the heather As if the little honey droplet In the flower's calyx were champagne. Oh bliss, upon a summer day To ramble through the green grove! Oh bliss, upon a summer day To be a carouser at the banquet! The sun's power breaks through the leafy roof; The sunbeam kisses the grape juice, As if a river of nectar from the blue vault of heaven Were flowing into the glass. Oh bliss, upon a summer day To be a carouser at the banquet! Oh bliss, in the summertime To rest in the arms of the beautiful maiden! Upon soft moss, in the forest night, Love makes you so blissfully happy, As if the entire joy of the bountiful heavens were Descending into your deepest breast. Oh greatest bliss, To rest in the arms of the beautiful maiden!
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Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by (Friedrich) Emil Rittershaus (1834 - 1897), "Sommerlied", appears in Gedichte, in Wein
This text was added to the website: 2024-07-01
Line count: 24
Word count: 160